---
title: "contraindication"
description: "A clinical intervention (including, but not limited to, use of a treatment or performance of a test or procedure) that should not be carried out due to the likelihood, or possibil…"
---

A clinical intervention (including, but not limited to, use of a treatment or performance of a test or procedure) that should not be carried out due to the likelihood, or possibility, of harm being caused to an individual.

**Purpose.** To record a contraindication for a clinical intervention (including, but not limited to, a treatment, test or procedure) that should not be carried out due to the likelihood, or possibility, of harm being caused to an individual.

## Source

| Model | Leg | Role |
|---|---|---|
| `openEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.contraindication.v1` | openEHR | defines this table |

## Columns

| Column | Type | Null | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | `uuid primary key` | no | Primary key. | — |
| `form_id` | `uuid` → [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | no | The form this entry was recorded on. | — |
| `form_block_id` | `uuid` | yes | The block within the form, when the entry is bound to one. | — |
| `contraindicated_intervention`<br />`contraindicated_intervention_code`<br />`contraindicated_intervention_system`<br />`contraindicated_intervention_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `text` | yes | Contraindicated intervention | `/data[at0001]/items[at0002]` |
| `status`<br />`status_code`<br />`status_system`<br />`status_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `text` | yes | Status | `/data[at0001]/items[at0014]` |
| `criticality`<br />`criticality_code`<br />`criticality_system`<br />`criticality_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `text` | yes | Criticality | `/data[at0001]/items[at0007]` |
| `clinical_indication`<br />`clinical_indication_code`<br />`clinical_indication_system`<br />`clinical_indication_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `text` | yes | Clinical indication | `/data[at0001]/items[at0021]` |
| `rationale` | `text` | yes | Rationale | `/data[at0001]/items[at0003]` |
| `category`<br />`category_code`<br />`category_system`<br />`category_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `text` | yes | Category | `/data[at0001]/items[at0013]` |
| `comment` | `text` | yes | Comment | `/data[at0001]/items[at0008]` |
| `valid_period_start` | `timestamptz` | yes | Valid period start | `/protocol[at0006]/items[at0022]` |
| `valid_period_end` | `timestamptz` | yes | Valid period end | `/protocol[at0006]/items[at0023]` |
| `review_date` | `timestamptz` | yes | Review date | `/protocol[at0006]/items[at0009]` |
| `last_updated` | `timestamptz` | yes | Last updated | `/protocol[at0006]/items[at0004]` |

## Constraints

```sql
check ((contraindicated_intervention_code is null and contraindicated_intervention_system is null and contraindicated_intervention_valueset_id is null) or (contraindicated_intervention is not null and contraindicated_intervention_code is not null and contraindicated_intervention_system is not null and contraindicated_intervention_valueset_id is not null))
check ((status_code is null and status_system is null and status_valueset_id is null) or (status is not null and status_code is not null and status_system is not null and status_valueset_id is not null))
check ((criticality_code is null and criticality_system is null and criticality_valueset_id is null and criticality is null) or (criticality is not null and criticality_code is not null and criticality_system is not null and criticality_valueset_id is not null))
check ((clinical_indication_code is null and clinical_indication_system is null and clinical_indication_valueset_id is null) or (clinical_indication is not null and clinical_indication_code is not null and clinical_indication_system is not null and clinical_indication_valueset_id is not null))
check ((category_code is null and category_system is null and category_valueset_id is null) or (category is not null and category_code is not null and category_system is not null and category_valueset_id is not null))
```

## Unique

- `form_block_id`

## References

| Columns | Target | On delete |
|---|---|---|
| `form_id` | [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | cascade |
| `form_id, form_block_id` | [`form_block`](/docs/tables/form_block) | cascade |
| `contraindicated_intervention_valueset_id, contraindicated_intervention_code, contraindicated_intervention_system, contraindicated_intervention` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |
| `status_valueset_id, status_code, status_system, status` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |
| `criticality_valueset_id, criticality_code, criticality_system, criticality` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |
| `clinical_indication_valueset_id, clinical_indication_code, clinical_indication_system, clinical_indication` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |
| `category_valueset_id, category_code, category_system, category` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |

## Indexes

- `contraindication_form_id_idx` on `form_id`

## Value sets

| Value set | Codes |
|---|---|
| `org.openehr::openEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.contraindication.v1/criticality` | 3 |
| `org.openehr::openEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.contraindication.v1/status` | 5 |